v0.9
First substantive release since the 0.8 prerelease import from U-Boot.
This release captures the spec's evolution into a more thorough,
self-contained document.
Highlights
Security
- New chapter documenting the security architecture and hash contents
- Worked example of configuration signing showing exactly which bytes are hashed
- Clarified that
hashed-nodesis a signer hint, not a guarantee
Filesystem images
dm-veritysupport for filesystem-type images, allowing the bootloader
to construct kernel command-line parameters for integrity-verified boot
New image and configuration features
tfa-bl31image type for ARM Trusted Firmware-A BL31cmdlineproperty in configuration nodes- Multi-step loading support
ramdiskproperty documentation completed
Structure and editorial
- Security content moved to its own chapter
- Chapter files renamed to match output numbering
- Titles added to all documents
start-addressreworded asload addressfor clarity/imagesoptional subnodes promoted to their own subsection- Various typo fixes and admonition style cleanups
- Patch-submission docs corrected
Notes
- Internal version macros at this point still read 0.8; the v0.9 tag is
the official release marker. The next release (1.0) will update these.